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So I'm just going to address the elephant in the room. Max what the HELL is going on with your avatar. I'm pretty sure it's a guy naked wrastling or more with a giant scorpion and as one of the sustiva using junkies here it's giving me nightmares.

maybe get together tomorrow or this weekend for post packing drinks and or dinner in w. manors? courtyard cafe is nice, or rosie's, or the alibi.

Or room 23 at The Club Fag Laudergayle.

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"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

hahaha...sorry about the bad dreams, trey. haven't ya heard?...fucking arthropods is all the fetish rage down here. seriously though, i thought the pic was meaningful... to me, it kinda symbolizes hiv infection in a cryptic way

hahaha...sorry about the bad dreams, trey. haven't ya heard?...fucking arthropods is all the fetish rage down here. seriously though, i thought the pic was meaningful... to me, it kinda symbolizes hiv infection in a cryptic way

no silly man, though some here on the boards can be quite venemous, you're taking what i said too literally. my approach was from a more obscure, artsy interpretation of the pic....nothing more. the pic also reminded me of a scene from one of my fave flicks

"I have tried hard--but life is difficult, and I am a very useless person. I can hardly be said to have an independent existence. I was just a screw or a cog in the great machine I called life, and when I dropped out of it I found I was of no use anywhere else."

Max's avatar was a very pervasive safesex poster all over Switzerland. I thought it was horrifying before I had HIV and haven't changed my mind now. Its totally the wrong message to HIV- people and its offensive to HIV+ people.

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Max's avatar was a very pervasive safesex poster all over Switzerland. I thought it was horrifying before I had HIV and haven't changed my mind now. Its totally the wrong message to HIV- people and its offensive to HIV+ people.

thanks for the info, mech...that's very interesting that it was a safesex poster. frankly, i just liked the pic. sorry that you find it offensive. by the way...how's your fenton lamp hunt going?

hahaha...sorry about the bad dreams, trey. haven't ya heard?...fucking arthropods is all the fetish rage down here. seriously though, i thought the pic was meaningful... to me, it kinda symbolizes hiv infection in a cryptic way

...or a f***ing brilliant unintentional commentary on the way society stigmatizes the infected.

Don't obsess over the wrong things. Life isn't about your numbers, it isn't about this forum, it isn't about someone's opinion. It's about getting out there and enjoying it. I am a person with HIV - not the other way around.

ok so am i missing something? WTFIMPOZ is the guy who wrote about discordant couples, other people, etc...so now that explains it...he lives home, doesn't work presumably, and has time to jacl off 10 times a day AND worry about where other people are putting their's. OK so sounds like you need some counseling, condoms and a hole, ha.

ok so am i missing something? WTFIMPOZ is the guy who wrote about discordant couples, other people, etc...so now that explains it...he lives home, doesn't work presumably, and has time to jacl off 10 times a day AND worry about where other people are putting their's. OK so sounds like you need some counseling, condoms and a hole, ha.

After reading through this entire thread, I can certainly see what gets you guys going..lol..You guys are a trip. Have to say in reply to the orginal post though that like many my interest in sex waned a bit when I was first diagnosed but we're all human and eventually the sex drive kicks in again..I'm envious of those of you who have higher sex drives though..downright jealous...lol...

There is, just go to your local Sexaholics Anonymous meeting and you're bound to get laid. It's like shooting fish in a barrel.

Its a great little place to get laid . I once supported a friend by going to AA meetings with him . There was another meeting room that would let out while I was waiting for his meeting to end , the guys who would come from that meeting were so nice and attentive to me every time they come out the door . I got several dates from there until I realized is was a sex addiction support group I was trolling LOL . And I thought I was special for a few weeks LOL .

Ok...I just couldn't resist. In my opinion, and honestly it's just an opinion... you could consider going to a therapist for sex addiction. If you can get past the label, it might help. I have known a number of people that were similarly situated and it helped. The preoccupation with getting off can get you into situations you really don't want or need to be in. One of the things you should be mindful of is the fact that many states have laws that are equal to attempted murder, and many states it is just that...if you have sex with someone without informing them of your status. Now, I'm not trying to say you would even consider that... yet the temptation could become unbearable if you don't find a way to understand your behaviors and how to control these urges. I do empathize greatly. The lack of physical attention is painful, to say the least. The legal issue is one that some of us have on our list to fight...I just can't seem to get to all the issues fast enough. I might take some heat for this post but I didn't see any offers of anything that would really address your situation. It's real and should be taken seriously. Getting laid might work for a few hours or even a few days but you know after that the cycle will just start over. There are way to cope and deal with what your going through. The best thing would be to find a stable LTR. Until then... Hang in there !

I forgot to add...the meetings aren't always the best place to start but they are better than nothing. From what I gather it is best to speak to a therapist that deals with these issues before attending the support group or it will just become a means for picking up a quick fix and falling into the trap of legal issues, fear, self hate and so on.